Statements by the Kashag: Tibetan Uprising Day

Fifty-nine years ago, on this day in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, thousands of Tibetans formed a massive human chain around Norbulingka, the summer palace of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, to protect him and their country. More

On this day, in 1959, Tibetans from across the social spectrum rose up to stage a defiant yet peaceful uprising against the illegal occupation of Tibet by the People’s Republic of China. Today, as we commemorate the fifty-eighth anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day, we remember and pay tribute to all those who have sacrificed their lives for our nation’s struggle. More

Today marks the fifty-seventh anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising of 1959 against People's Republic of China's invasion and occupation of Tibet. On this occasion, my colleagues in the Kashag and I would like to pay tribute and pray for all those brave men and women who laid down their lives for the just cause of Tibet. More

Fifty-five years ago, thousands of Tibetans spontaneously gathered on this day in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, to protect His Holiness the Dalai Lama and protest against Chinese occupation. Seven days later, His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Lhasa and fled to India. 80,000 Tibetans followed him into exile. More

The Statement of the Kashag on the Fifty-First Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day10 March 2010Today — 10 March 2010 — marks the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising against the Chinese authorities. On this momentous day, the Kashag pays homage to the brave men and women of Tibet who have laid down their lives for our spiritual and temporal cause. More

The Statement of Kashag on the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibetan People’s National Uprising Day Today is the 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan people’s uprising against the Chinese authorities in 1959 and the third anniversary of the peaceful protests throughout Tibet in 2008. More

STATEMENT OF THE KASHAG ON THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE TIBETAN NATIONAL UPRISING DAY Today, 10 March 2009, is the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising against the repression and occupation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China. More

Statement of the Kashag on the Forty-Ninth Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day, 10 March 2008 Today, 10 March 2008, is the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising for their freedom. More

Statement of Kashag on the occasion of the 48th Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day, 10 March 2007 Today, on this momentous occasion of the 48th anniversary of the peaceful uprising day of the Tibetan people for their freedom, the Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration, remembers and salutes those brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for the cause of Tibet and to those More

Statement of the Kashag on the 47th Anniversary of the Tibetan People's Uprising Day, 10 March 2006 Today is the 47th anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising for freedom in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. More

Statement of the Kashag on the 46th Anniversary of the Tibetan People's Uprising Day, 10 March 2005 Today, on this occasion of the 46th anniversary of the Tibetan peoples peaceful uprising against the Chinese occupation, the Kashag pays tribute to the brave men and women of Tibet who sacrificed their lives for the spiritual and political cause of Tibet. More

Statement of the Kashag on the 45th Anniversary of the Tibetan People's Uprising Day, 10 March 2004 Today, as we commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Tibetan peoples peaceful uprising in Lhasa--an event which cannot be erased from the memory of the Tibetan people--the Kashag pays its tribute to the brave men and women of Tibet who sacrificed their lives for our spiritual and political c More

Keynote Address of Mr. Pema Jungney, Chairman of the Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies, at the European Parliament Forum on Tibet, on EU response to Sino-Tibetan Dialogue at the European Parliament,Brussels, Belgium, 12 November 2003 Tibetan Government in Exile's Policy Towards China Honourable EPP-ED Chairman Mr. More

Statement of the Kashag on the 44th Anniversary of the Tibetan People's Uprising Day, 10 March 2003 Today, as we commemorate the 44th anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising in Lhasa, I pay our tribute, on behalf of the Kashag, to the brave men and women of Tibet who sacrificed their lives for our spiritual and political cause. More